Put to the Test (Six Part Documentary News Series)
Series produced by WUNC
Documentary series on the impact of NCLB and high stakes testing at one high school
Six years ago, President Bush signed "No Child Left Behind." The law requires states to prove students are learning. Now schools across the country are using standardized tests to measure and quantify student progress. The goal is to get every student to pass the tests by the year 2014. The clock is ticking, and so far the results are mixed. There?s evidence that elementary students are doing better on national tests in math, but little to show much improvement at the high school level. And some studies actually show a decline in reading skills since No Child Left Behind was passed. What?s going on? Are the tests helping? Is education getting better? To look for answers, reporters from North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC teamed up with American RadioWorks, the documentary unit... Show full description
Additional Files
- Script Test Part 3 (puttothetestprxpart3)
- Script Test Part 5 (puttothetestprxpart5.doc)
- Photo Principal Randy Shaver (principalrandyshaver.jpeg)
- Photo of Teacher Jo Adams (teacherjoadams.jpeg)
- Script Test Part 4 (puttothetestprxpart4.doc)
- Image of test bubble sheet (put2testicon.gif)
- Photo of student RJ McLaughlin (studentrjmclaughlin.jpeg)
- Script Test Part 6 (puttothetestprxpart6.doc)
- Script Test Part 1 (puttothetestprxpart1)
- Script Test Part 2 (puttothetestprxpart2)
- Photo of student Jessica Giardullo (studentjessicagiardullo.jpeg)
6 Pieces
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WMNF
- Added: Jan 22, 2008
- Length: 07:38
- Purchases: 2
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WMNF
- Added: Jan 21, 2008
- Length: 07:20
- Purchases: 2
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WMNF
- Added: Jan 21, 2008
- Length: 05:21
- Purchases: 2
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WMNF
- Added: Jan 21, 2008
- Length: 07:37
- Purchases: 2
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WMNF
- Added: Jan 21, 2008
- Length: 07:51
- Purchases: 2
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WMNF
- Added: Jan 21, 2008
- Length: 06:19
- Purchases: 2